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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1932
Page
15
Numerous names appear visiting relatives and attending events across Dallas Fort Worth Sherman Sherman Sherman Sadler Lubbock and Paris urban area. Individuals include Mr and Mrs C B Bryant Jr A N Gee Mrs J W Wilson Frances Gillespie Andrew Pierce Reeves Starkey Mildred Sue White LaRoe Patridge Smith Douglas E A Douglas Martha Sue LaRoe W E LaRoe Guy Hamilton Cicero McAlister Margaret Barbee W R Vineyard and children etc.
A roundup of visiting friends and relatives highlights the week end in Frisco and nearby towns. Residents include Mrs. W E Wall returning from a visit with Can trell parents, and Lloyd Moore studying embalming in Dallas. Local families host guests from Dallas, Leonard, Ada, Oklahoma City, Lamesa, Valley View, Commerce, Breckenridge, Porterville, and Denton. A district American Legion event, a West End Bridge Club gathering, and a community musical program are noted, plus a reminder to attend the Saturday merchant and show discount event for best seating.
R S Morehead treasurer and Ott Lackey attended the Grayson County Odd Fellows Association annual meeting held in Denison on Tuesday. The item notes they will also be in Whitewright Saturday for bargains and a free talking picture show.
Mrs Ida Graves and daughter return to Los Angeles after visiting her mother Mrs Mangrum. The mayor allocates Whitewright flour aid to needy residents. Several locals visit family in Fort Worth Dallas and Sherman. Stated Whitewright Masonic lodge meeting May 2 at 7 30 pm with possible entered apprentice or fellowcraft degree.
Mrs. W. D. Ownby the Broken Arrow Oklahoma mayor and her daughter Miss Monica visited her brother R. A. Gillett in Whitewright. Also in town were Mr. and Mrs. John McGaughey and two Moran residents as relatives with McGaughey seeking a Texas Legislature seat.
Lem Tittsworth Furniture announces a special sale offering guitars mandolins and violins at $5.95, two reconditioned pianos for $49.50 each and a walnut bedroom suite for $29.50. Also wicker suites rugs refrigerators and walnut rockers with assorted prices.
The Whitewright Literary Club capped its season with a Friday afternoon program at Mrs. R. T. Pennington’s home. Leader Mrs. Lucian LaRoe presented a Texas themed agenda including capitol and governor’s mansion, Six Flags state history, readings by Hazel Harper Harris and Inez Ray, and Dobie praise, followed by songs and a delegate report. Twenty five members answered roll call and a salad course was served.
The Whitewright Music Club held its final meeting at Mrs. G F Bryant home with Miss Tommie Chenoweth as co host. A short program featured stringed instruments and a string choir. The group postponed May 11 events and will announce the Bi Centennial program later.
W D Ragsdale 44, manager of the Gunter telephone system, died at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman from gunshot wounds believed accidental. He said a shotgun discharged while he rode alone eight miles from Gunter near the Kimberlin ranch when the barrel rested on the seat. The bullets entered the left tenth rib area, tearing four ribs and tissue, and he was rushed to Sherman by ambulance.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer account notes a man ordering a nurse to summon his wife and prepare to return home by automobile then take a street car once she is ready.
A promotional ad for The Sun and the Semi Weekly Farm News offers one year subscriptions for 1.85 dollars. The deal targets rural readers and emphasizes farm coverage and local agricultural news.
The senior class presents Once In a Lifetime a three act play Friday night in the high school auditorium. Curtain at eight with new scenery including a cyclorama backstop thunder sheet and other effects. The story follows a youth of mixed blood drawn to the gypsy camp by Zara as his life unfolds before him. Leads are Madge Sears Ben Clark Printess Compton and Maxine Roberts.
Miss Lucille LaRoe offers two spring recitals in the grammar school auditorium. The first Thursday April 28 at 7 45 pm features readings playlets and music with Miss Louise Echols assisting. the second Tuesday May 3 at 7 45 pm features the same program with Miss Clyde Johnson assisting. Participants include Mary Frances Stephens Ann LaRoe Marjorie Montgomery C B Bryant II Lucian LaRoe Vestal Millicent Ann Webster Billie Jean Montgomery Harold Pace Morris Fogle Gillett Gene Martin Hooper Mary Dale King Dale Watson Doris Nicholson Marjorie Nell Blanton Luther Guy Hagard Sarah Belle Gillett Aileen Pennington Jo Willa Stuteville Fred Starr Boyd Newman Dorothy La Rue Margaret Lilley Louise Gladden Vivian Echols and Frances Hedgpeth. Public invited.
A fragment quotes a Reverend and a shipyard worker in a surreal exchange about arranging care for a baby. The line About hitting the infant with a bottle suggests chaotic dialogue or misread OCR. The context is unclear and no verifiable event is provided.
An excited foreign gentleman awaited his first child in a hospital banqueted town with high hopes for a boy. He had invited friends and spread the news widely, but the nurse announced the arrival was a girl, provoking a furious reaction and a hasty retreat.
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